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The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) [2] or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the ...
25 paź 2024 · Irish War of Independence, (1919–21), conflict that pitted Irish nationalists (republicans), who were pursuing independence from the United Kingdom for Ireland, against British security forces and Irish loyalists (unionists), who sought to preserve Ireland’s union with Great Britain.
The Irish War of Independence, or Anglo-Irish War, was the climax of a centuries-long struggle for control of Ireland that had seen many bloody wars and revolts against English (and then British) rule, including the Rebellion of 1798.
The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla war, fought not on battlefields but in cities, towns and among civilian populations. Its fighting caused more than 2000 deaths, as well as extensive destruction and damage to infrastructure and private property.
18 wrz 2012 · Learn about the causes and events of the 1919-21 guerrilla conflict between Irish republicans and the British state in Ireland. The web page covers the political, military and social aspects of the war, as well as its impact on the north and the south.
THE IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE . PHASE I: JAN 1919 - MARCH 1920 . The first phase of the War of Independence con-sisted mainly of isolated incidents between the IRA and the Royal Irish...
8 lip 2021 · The War of Independence, fought by the republican movement against British rule in Ireland from early 1919 to the truce of July 1921, took many forms. It combined military, political and...
